Meanings
alternative abbreviation Av. · alternative abbreviation Avest.
- An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
- An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
Synonyms: Avestic
alternative abbreviation Av. · alternative abbreviation Avest.
- not comparableOf or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.
Avestan geography
1 more example
We find, fortunately preserved in the extant Avestan texts, some material that gives us a vivid idea of the importance which the ancient Iranians attached to the fulfilment of contracts.
1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 113Synonyms: Avestic
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
proper nounAn alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
adjectiveOf or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan ancient Iranian language, used as the language of Zoroastrian scripture
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan avèstic, avèstic
- avèsticOld Iranian language
- avèsticof or pertaining to Avesta
Chinese Mandarin 阿維斯陀語 /阿维斯陀语
- 阿維斯陀語 /阿维斯陀语 (āwéisītuóyǔ)Old Iranian language
Danish avestisk
- avestiskOld Iranian language
Dutch Avestisch
- AvestischOld Iranian language
Finnish avesta, avestalainen
- avestaOld Iranian language
- avestalainenof or pertaining to Avesta
French avestique, avestique
- avestiqueOld Iranian language
- avestiqueof or pertaining to Avesta
German Avestisch, Awestisch
- AvestischOld Iranian language
- AwestischOld Iranian language
- avestischof or pertaining to Avesta
- awestischof or pertaining to Avesta
Greek Αβεστική γλώσσα
- Αβεστική γλώσσα (Avestikí glóssa)Old Iranian language
Hindi अवस्ताई, अवस्ताई
- अवस्ताई (avastāī)Old Iranian language
- अवस्ताई (avastāī)of or pertaining to Avesta
Hungarian avesztai, avesztai
- avesztaiOld Iranian language
- avesztaiof or pertaining to Avesta
Irish Aivéistis
- AivéistisOld Iranian language
Lithuanian avestos kalba
- avestos kalbaOld Iranian language
Persian اوستایی, زبان اوستایی
- اوستایی (avestâyi)Old Iranian language
- زبان اوستایی (zabân-e avestâyi)Old Iranian language
- اوستایی (avestâyi)of or pertaining to Avesta
Polish awestyjski, awestyjski
- awestyjskiOld Iranian language
- awestyjskiof or pertaining to Avesta
Portuguese avéstico
- avésticoOld Iranian language
Romanian avestică, avestic
- avesticăOld Iranian language
- avesticof or pertaining to Avesta
Russian авести́йский, авести́йский
- авести́йский (avestíjskij)Old Iranian language
- авести́йский (avestíjskij)of or pertaining to Avesta
Slovak avestčina
- avestčinaOld Iranian language
Spanish avéstico
- avésticoOld Iranian language
Swedish avestiska, avestisk
- avestiskaOld Iranian language
- avestiskof or pertaining to Avesta
Turkish Zentçe
- ZentçeOld Iranian language
Cite this entry
Avestan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avestan
“Avestan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avestan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Avestan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avestan.
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